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Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country

Rebooting The American Dream Introduction: Back to the Future Chapter One: Bring My Job Home! Chapter Two: Roll Back the Reagan Tax Cuts Chapter Three: Stop Them From Eating My Town Chapter Four: An Informed and Educated Electorate Chapter Five: Medicare “Part E”- for Everybody

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Rebooting The American Dream

Introduction: Back to the Future

Chapter One: Bring My Job Home!

Chapter Two: Roll Back the Reagan Tax Cuts

Chapter Three: Stop Them From Eating My Town

Chapter Four: An Informed and Educated Electorate

Chapter Five: Medicare “Part E”- for Everybody

Chapter Six: Make Members of Congress Wear NASCAR Patches

Chapter Seven: Cool Our Fever

Chapter Eight: They Will Steal It!

Chapter Nine: Put Lou Dobbs Out to Pasture

Chapter Ten: Wal-Mart Is Not a Person

Chapter Eleven: In the Shadow of the Dragon

Conclusion: Tag, You're It!

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